IDF Insights

In addition to our publications, our expert IDF Change Agents share their insights and views through interviews, op-ed articles and expert commentary. To enable broader understanding of insurance capabilities and solutions, disaster risk finance, and greater insight into the work of the IDF.

From technical aspects of insurance solutions, to how use of insurance capabilities and products, as pre-arranged disaster risk finance tools, can help protect development, provide social protection, open capital flows and enable growth. Content in this section- is all about building greater resilience – helping to build future-ready nations.

Video interviews

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12 August 2026

Video: Interview with Isaac Magina, Manager, Agriculture Underwriting & Marketing at Africa Re

Articles

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5 August 2026

Which Insights Did The IDF Summit 2026 Deliver?

Video interviews

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28 July 2026

Video: Interview with Evah Kimani, Chief Executive Officer and Principal Officer at Britam Connect

Video interviews

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23 July 2026

Video: Interview with Luis Ricardo Ureña Ureña, Insurance and Asset Risk Coordinator at the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity

Articles

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18 June 2026

Patrick Tiernan’s Opening Remarks at IDF Summit 2026

Articles

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4 June 2026

When the Storm Hit, Stability Held: What Jamaica’s Hurricane Melissa Experience Teaches the World

Interviews

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17 April 2026

From risk transfer to resilience: Astrid Zwick on a decade of insurance development and the IDF’s evolving role

Interviews

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8 April 2026

Building the foundations of resilience: Bill Marcoux on law, regulation and scaling impact – And the IDF at 10 Years

Interviews

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1 April 2026

Inclusive Insurance at Scale: Garance Wattez-Richard on the IDF at 10 Years

Articles

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1 April 2026

World Health Day 2026: Formalising Solidarity in Health Financing for the African Continent

Articles

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30 March 2026

Increasing Insurability to Help Close Protection Gaps: Key Takeaways

Reflections on the Insurance Development Forum 10-Year Anniversary 2025 Annual Review

Articles

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26 February 2026

IDF Reflections on the Insurance Development Forum 10-Year Anniversary 2025 Annual Review

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